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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$9,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,840 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 33 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in South Dakota ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in South Dakota list.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at South Dakota State University

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 97
Missouri 80
Minnesota 68
Iowa 52
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 75

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58
Housing 54
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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